Central Idea: Innovations from the past have had an effect on life today Concepts: Change, Reflection, Connection Transdisciplinary Skills: Organisation Attitudes: Curiosity, Confidence Learner Profiles: Open Minded, Knowledgeable Lines of Inquiry: An inquiry into:
Innovations that have influenced today's societies
Contributions of historical civilisations to today's world
Comparing society and life in historical and modern times
Teacher Questions:
What is a historical civilisation and what was life like in those times?
What are the similarities and differences between then and now?
How do we find out about the past?
Whay have some innovations survived while others have been lost?
Which innovations do you think will continue? Which will be lost?
1.3 Where We Are In Place and Time
Central Idea: Innovations from the past have had an effect on life todayConcepts: Change, Reflection, Connection
Transdisciplinary Skills: Organisation
Attitudes: Curiosity, Confidence
Learner Profiles: Open Minded, Knowledgeable
Lines of Inquiry: An inquiry into:
- Innovations that have influenced today's societies
- Contributions of historical civilisations to today's world
- Comparing society and life in historical and modern times
Teacher Questions:- What is a historical civilisation and what was life like in those times?
- What are the similarities and differences between then and now?
- How do we find out about the past?
- Whay have some innovations survived while others have been lost?
- Which innovations do you think will continue? Which will be lost?
- How quickly did change happen?
Assessment: